Rochester, Monroe, NY Times Union May 14, 1918 Touches High Voltage Wire; Is Near Death Patrick POWERS, aged 25 years, of 285 Plymouth Avenue South, is lying near death in St. Mary's Hospital as a result of coming in contact with a trolley wire over a coach of the Erie Railroads last night. POWERS is employed by the Wells-Fargo Company as a messenger. He arrived in Rochester on the 6:05 train last night and was about the train shed of the Erie Railroad with other employes. Some of the other men tossed a hat about the shed and POWERS is said to have taken the cap of Everett HETZEL, aged 16 years, of 28 Myrtle Street, and tossed it on an Erie Coach. POWERS climbed up on the coach and after getting the cap returned it to its owner. Not thinking of the overhead wires he rose up and his head came in contact with a high powered wire carrying, it is said, 11,000 volts. POWERS screamed as his head touched the wire. Flames shot from his body and he was hurled into the air and landed on a truckload of boxes with such force that he rebounded and fell to the ground. The current was so powerful that his clothing was burned completely from his left side, the cap he held in his hands was scorched and the hair burned from his head. **** <snip> didn't get the beginning second class; William H. DEVERELL, 21, 382 Sawyer Street, landsman electrician, general; Walter H. HEIDERICK, 23, Salamanca; Everett M. HALLAUER, 19, Irondequoit; Chester A. OCKENDEN, 28, 44 Lapman Street; Jacob HEMPSTEAD, 31, Paterson, N. J.; Raymond E. JEFFERY, 24, 435 Emerson Street, and John J. CULHANE, 26, Mendon, seaman, second class. Those accepted for enlistment in the army are: Arthur A. WADICK, 33, of 102 Curtis Street; Lloyd F. OSBURN, 21, of 397 Rosewood Terrace and Howard O. PUGSLEY, 21, of 35 Sidney Street, all for the supply company of the quartermaster's corps, National Army; Henry F. A. MARX, 19, of Buffalo, for the cavalry and Edward C. WARE, 32, of Syracuse, for the engineers, regular army. Adam V. DUNBAR, 47, of 1322 Dewey Avenue, was accepted yesterday by the British and Canadian Recruiting mission for service in the Canadian forces. Donald L. ROACH, 428 Champlain Street, and William G. BROMLEY, 40 William Street, have enlisted for service in the U. S. Merchant Marine and have been ordered to report in Boston for training. Sergeant Harry CLARK, recruiting officer for the Marine Corps, will attend the Marine Officers' Training School in Quantico, Va., to receive a course of instruction. If successful, it is probable that he will receive a commission as lieutenant. **** DAILY DEATH ROLL Effie May DONALDSON, aged 21 years, daughter of James S. and Mary Jane DONALDSON, of 319 Kenwood Avenue, died Sunday. She is survived by her parents, five brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Mary HORAN VOLZ, aged 48 years, died yesterday at the family home, 1?? Sherman Street. She is survived by her husband, Jacob VOLZ; two sons, three daughters, her father, Thomas HORAN; three sisters, Mrs. Edward BOLL, Mrs. Arthur E. DAVY and Catherine HORAN, and one brother, James HORAN. Raymond POWERS, aged 25 years, died Sunday in St. Mary's Hospital. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. POWERS; three brothers, Lloyd, Herbert and Leo POWERS, and three sisters, Mrs. Frederick CLEMENTS of this city, Mrs. Gordon HOTILE and Elsie POWERS, both of Flint, Mich. The remains have been removed to the family home, 216 Dewey Avenue. **** DIED CARHART - At the home of her son, John B. CARHART, Monday, May 13, 1918, Cornella L., widow of Samuel N. CARhART, aged 82 years. Funeral from 51 Boardman Street, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial at Auburn, N. Y. ** BAIRD - At his home, Kings Highway, Irondequoit, May 13, 1918, Walter J. BAIRD, aged 36. He is survived by his wife, Maude; four daughters and two sons, his mother, Mrs. William BAIRD; two brothers, John and William BAIRD; three sisters, Mrs. J. M. SCHREINER of Denver, Col., Mrs. A. J. SPIES and Miss Edna BAIRD, of Irondequoit. Funeral private from the residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. ** DONALDSON - In this city, Sunday, May 12, 1918, Effie May, daughter of James S. and Mary Jane DONALDSON, of 319 Kenwood Avenue, aged 21 years. She leaves five brothers and two sisters. Funeral from the family residence, Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Burial at Riverside. ** McCREERY - Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. LITTLE, Ellen, widow of the late William McCREERY, aged 73, years. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Albert E. WARNER of Baldur, Manitoba, Mrs. John C. LITTLE, Mrs. Norman PARSONS, Mrs. William SALHOFF and Miss Margaret McCREERY, and two sons, Andrew, of Toronto, and Thomas McCREERY. The funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, No. 226 Lexington Avenue, Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment at Riverside. **** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS